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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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 1  57  42  50  -5  15   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 10 100   M    M   M        12  60
 2  67  48  58   3   7   0 0.00    M    M  6.5 16 210   M    M   M        23 200
 3  69  59  64   9   1   0 0.54    M    M  7.4 13 240   M    M   M        20 240
 4  66  54  60   4   5   0 0.98    M    M  4.5 13  90   M    M   M        16 100
 5  56  51  54  -2  11   0 1.72    M    M 11.3 23  60   M    M   M        29  60
 6  65  48  57   1   8   0 0.00    M    M  9.5 18 350   M    M   M        27 340
 7  56  41  49  -7  16   0 0.00    M    M  8.4 18  10   M    M   M        27  10
 8  63  45  54  -3  11   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 10  30   M    M   M        13  70
 9  66  52  59   2   6   0 0.00    M    M  4.2 10 100   M    M   M        12 100
10  71  57  64   7   1   0 0.00    M    M  4.7 12 180   M    M   M        14 230
11  71  63  67  10   0   2 0.00    M    M  6.0 15 200   M    M   M        19 210
12  72  61  67  10   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.7 13 190   M    M   M        15 190
13  73  62  68  10   0   3 0.00    M    M  6.5 12 200   M    M   M        16 220
14  68  60  64   6   1   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 21  70   M    M   M        26  70
15  74  56  65   7   0   0 0.00    M    M  7.4 16  60   M    M   M        20  50
16  60  54  57  -1   8   0 0.00    M    M  8.2 15  50   M    M   M        19  60
17  69  59  64   5   1   0 0.00    M    M  4.2 10 120   M    M   M        11 120
18  68  60  64   5   1   0 0.00    M    M  6.5 15  90   M    M   M        18  80
19  76  63  70  11   0   5 0.00    M    M  6.2 13 220   M    M   M        18 210
20  74  67  71  12   0   6 0.00    M    M 10.0 17 210   M    M   M        22 220
21  82  67  75  16   0  10 0.00    M    M  6.9 12 210   M    M   M        17 210
22  70  55  63   3   2   0 0.02    M    M  9.5 15  60   M    M   M        20  60
23  67  54  61   1   4   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 11 360   M    M   M        13 350
24  69  63  66   6   0   1 0.37    M    M  5.2 14 200   M    M   M        19 200
25  81  63  72  12   0   7 0.01    M    M  9.6 17  80   M    M   M        21 210
26  65  55  60  -1   5   0 0.00    M    M  9.0 16  70   M    M   M        20  70
27  76  63  70   9   0   5 0.00    M    M  7.4 14 180   M    M   M        16 190
28  77  67  72  11   0   7 0.00    M    M  7.7 15 210   M    M   M        20 210
29  80  68  74  13   0   9 0.00    M    M  8.2 15 210   M    M   M        20 210
30  84  69  77  15   0  12 0.00    M    M  4.5 10 330   M    M   M        14 330
31  70  59  65   3   0   0 0.63    M    M  7.0 19 190   M    M   M        23 190
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SM 2162 1785       103  69  4.27    M    217.5          M        M
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AV 69.7 57.6                               7.0 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 23  60               # 29   60
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.27    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.97    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    84 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  1.72 ON  5- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     41 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:    M          5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  M  ON   M    7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   103    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -123    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1208    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -448

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    69
DPTR FM NORMAL    50    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    95    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    72    LOWEST  SLP 29.37 ON 31

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